Inspired by the title of Ian Rankin's latest Rebus book, and a blackbird singing in the garden during lockdown.
Recorded at a safe distance of 5,000 miles. Dean in Scotland, drums by John Convertino in El Paso, Texas; keys, mellotron, bass and slide  by Thomas Collison in London. 
Mixed and mastered by Garry Boyle, Slate Room Studio, Scotland.

A Song For The Dark Times

Winner - UK Song Of The Year 2019 (UK Americana Music Association awards)
Title Track of Southern Wind album (2018)
Also on The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens) - Eel Pie Records (2020)

Recorded in Nashville USA, produced by Neilson Hubbard.
Written by Dean Owens and Will Kimbrough

The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)

Southern Wind

Recorded long distance with The Southerners (Jim Maving and Tom Collison) with special guests Will Kimbrough and Amy Geddes.

A fun song, very much in the classic Pub Rock tradition of the likes of The Faces and Brinsley Schwarz

Dancin' On

Dancin' On (with The Southerners)

1st track on Southern Wind album.
Written by Dean Owens/Will Kimbrough.
Recorded at Mr Lemons Studio, Nashville. 
Producer Neilson Hubbard

The Last Song

From the album Sinner's Shrine (released 18 Feb 2022)
Recorded at WaveLab Studios, Tucson.
Musicians:
Dean Owens
Joey Burns
John Convertino
Paul Niehaus
Tom Collison
Recorded in the land of Ansel Adams, inspired by one of his photos.
After The Rain is released as a single, 4 Feb 2022

Sinner's Shrine

After The Rain

After The Rain (Ft Joey Buns, John Convertino, musicians from Calexico)

From Whisky Hearts (Navigator)
Also on The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)- Eel Pie Records (2020)

Raining In Glasgow

From The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)- Eel Pie Records (2020)

Strangers Again (Ft Karine Polwart)

From Into The Sea and was also the lead track on the EP - No Man's Land. 
Also on The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)- Eel Pie records (2020)
Produced in Nashville by Neilson Hubbard.
Features the talents of Will Kimbrough, Jen Gunderman, Evan Hutchings and Michael Rinne.

Closer To Home

From the album Into The Sea. Released Spring 2015 by Drumfire Records. 
Also on The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)- Eel Pie Records 2020.
Produced & Recorded in Nashville by Neilson Hubbard and featuring Kim Richey on guest vocals.

Evergreen (Ft Kim Richey)

Inspired by Dean's lion tamer great great grandfather, Ambrose Salvona, who migrated from Italy, eventually settled in Scotland and is buried in Inverness.
From the critically acclaimed new album - Into The Sea. Out now on Drumfire Records. 
Also on The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)- Eel Pie Records (2020)
Produced and Recorded in Nashville by Neilson Hubbard.
Written by Dean Owens

Dora

Up On The Hill is from the new album - Into The Sea. Out on May 11th 2015 on Drumfire Records. 
Also on The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens) - Eel Pie Records 2020
Produced and Recorded in Nashville by Neilson Hubbard.
Written by Dean Owens.

Up On The Hill

From the album - Southern Wind
Inspired by the late great Muhammad Ali

Louisville Lip

From Southern Wind and The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)

Elvis Was My Brother

From the Drumfire Records release - Cash Back (Songs I Learned From Johnny).
Also on The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens)- Eel Pie Records (2020)

The Night Johnny Cash Played San Quentin

“SCOTLAND’S MOST ENGAGING AND HAUNTING SINGER-SONGWRITER” IRVINE WELSH

With 7 official solo albums to date, award winning Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens is widely hailed as one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including authors Ian Rankin (Rebus) and Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting), and BBC legend “Whispering” Bob Harris. 

Dean's next releases are The Desert Trilogy EPs (Mar - Sep 2021) and album Sinner's Shrine (early 2022), recorded with desert noir/Latin rock icons Calexico, at WaveLab Studios, Tucson AZ.

Tales of love and lust, sinners and saints, the displaced, the wanderers and the border ghosts. 

While never losing his own unique Scottish identity, Dean has had a longstanding love affair with the USA since his early days as front man of Scottish alt-country band, the Felsons, recording most of his solo albums there. 

Numerous side projects include Buffalo Blood – described by BBC’s Paul Sexton as “a US/UK Americana supergroup” - recorded on location in the New Mexico desert with Grammy nominated producer/musician Neilson Hubbard, Audrey Spillman and Joshua Britt.

IRVINE WELSH: Dean's music is "the pulse of all our lives"
(From the sleeve notes for The Man From Leith (The Best of Dean Owens))

“A little bit country, a little bit rock and soul”  **** MOJO

“Scottish, Americana in a unique blend”  No Depression

“One of the standout Americana artists this side of the pond” Lonesome Highway

“his songwriting craft can stand proudly with the best” FATEA 

“Terrific” Bob Harris

“Killer” Folk Radio UK

“Sublime” Americana UK

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